Editing Postmodern Architecture (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Postmodern Architecture''' — A style (late 20th century) characterized by "Complexity," "Contradiction," and a "Mixing" of "Past and Future."
* '''Less is a Bore''' (Venturi) — The "Rejection" of Mies van der Rohe’s 'Less is More': the belief that "Decoration" and "Complexity" are "Essential" for "Human Joy."
* '''Irony''' — The use of "Historical Elements" (like 'Greek Columns') in a "Funny" or "Exaggerated" way that shows "We don't actually believe in them."
* '''Double Coding''' (Jencks) — The "Idea" that a building should "Talk" to both "Modern Architects" (through tech) and "Ordinary People" (through symbols).
* '''Vernacular Architecture''' — The "Architecture of the Everyday" (e.g., 'Fast Food joints,' 'Billboards,' 'Main Street') that Postmodernists "Studied and Copied."
* '''Complexity and Contradiction''' — Venturi’s "Bible": he argued that "Good Architecture" is "Messy" and "Difficult," not "Pure" and "Simple."
* '''Deconstructivism''' — A sub-style (Gehry/Hadid) that "Fragments" the building, "Distorting" its "Geometry" to create "Chaos" and "Movement."
* '''Ornament''' — "Decorative Elements" (Colors, Shapes, Signs) that have "No Structural Purpose" but "Tell a Story."
* '''Pastiche''' — A "Mixing of Styles" (e.g., 'A Modern Skyscraper with a Renaissance Roof').
* '''Contextualism''' — The goal of making a building "Fit" into its "Neighborhood" rather than being a "Alien Glass Box."
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